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Feishu (BL13, Lung Shu) and Geshu (BL17, Diaphragm Shu), as well as the middle phalanx of the little finger in children, are moxibusted. The moxa cone is sized like a wheat grain, three moxa cones per acupoint, to treat torticollis with kyphosis (turtle back).

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"Bao You Xu Zhi" (Prerequisites for Preserving and Nurturing Infants) states: Speech is the voice of the Heart. When a fetus is in the womb, if the mother suddenly experiences fright or terror, pathogenic qi enters the Heart. Consequently, the fetus is affected by the maternal qi, causing the Heart Palace to lose its guardianship and the root of the tongue to become obstructed. For children aged four or five who cannot yet speak, Changpu Wan (Acorus Pill) is used.

Changpu Wan (Acorus Pill)
Shi Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) (each 3 qian), Xurxiang (Resina Frankincense), Zhusha (Cinnabaris) (each 2 qian).
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills, sized like hemp seeds. Take ten pills each time, swallowed with rice gruel.

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Nie Shi said: Those with insufficient congenital Kidney Qi will experience delayed tooth eruption. Teeth are considered the surplus of bones, and bones are the manifestation of the Kidneys. Due to Kidney deficiency, bones do not grow properly, resulting in delayed tooth eruption.

Xionghuang San (Ligusticum and Rhubarb Powder) treats delayed tooth eruption.
Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) (0.5 liang), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Baishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae), Shengdihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Zhi Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (each 2 qian).
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with warm water and apply the powder directly to the gum roots.

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Nie Shi said: By one year of age (360 days), the knee bones of an infant form, enabling them to walk. In recent times, many children cannot walk because their parents have weak Qi and Blood, leading to weak fetal Qi and soft bone marrow.

Wujiapi San (Acanthopanacis Cortex Powder) treats delayed walking and weak legs.
Wujiapi (Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi), Chuan Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Xuan Mugua (Fructus Chaenomelis) (equal parts, ground into fine powder).
Take mixed with rice drink, adding one or two drops of wine.
Hugu Wan (Tiger Bone Pill) treats children with weak bones unable to walk. (Formula see previous section.)

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Children with insufficient congenital endowment lack sufficient Qi and Blood, resulting in thin muscles and exposed joints, resembling the knee of a crane. This is also caused by Kidney deficiency. Kidney deficiency leads to internal depletion of essence and marrow, causing the skin and integument to lose nourishment. They are easily attacked by pathogenic qi, becoming increasingly emaciated and withered; this condition is likely what is referred to as "crane knee" (rickets with joint deformity).

Jiawei Dihuang Wan (Modified Rehmannia Pill) treats pediatric crane knee.
Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) (boiled until soft and mashed, 4 liang), Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni Officinalis), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) (each 2 liang), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan Radicis), Bai Fuling (Poria) (each 0.5 liang), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum) (roasted with butter), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) (each 2 qian).
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with flour paste to make pills, sized like millet grains. Children over three years old take fifteen pills each time.